QIAGEN N.V.: Release of a capital market information

QIAGEN N.V.  / Share buyback

23.10.2012 15:38

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Disclosure according to Art. 4 Para. 4 of the Regulation (EC) No. 2273/2003
QIAGEN N.V. Share Repurchase -
Completion of first tranche

On September 21, 2012, QIAGEN N.V. disclosed pursuant to art. 4 para. 2 of
the Regulation (EC) no. 2273/2003 the beginning of the share buyback on
October 1, 2012. The first tranche of this program for the Euro-equivalent
amount of up to USD 10 million has been completed on October 18.
The total number of shares which have been bought back within the framework
of the share repurchase program in the time period from October 1, 2012
until and including October 18, 2012 amounts to 544,242 shares. The average
purchase price per share was EUR 14.2690; a total price of EUR 7,765,776.38
(excl. ancillary costs), which represents based on the ECB reference rate
as of October 1, 2012 an USD amount of 9,999,920.24, was paid to buy back
the shares.
The purchase of the shares of QIAGEN N.V. has been carried out by a
financial institution that has been commissioned by QIAGEN N.V.; the shares
are repurchased exclusively on the electronic trading platform of the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange (XETRA).
Further information regarding the transactions according to art. 4 para. 3
and 4 of the Regulation (EC) no. 2273/2003 is published on the website of
QIAGEN N.V. (www.qiagen.com).
We will report on the execution of further tranches of the buy-back program
in due course.
Venlo, 22 October 2012
The Managing Board 

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Contacts:

QIAGEN
Investor Relations   
John Gilardi +49 2103 29 11711
Albert F. Fleury +1 240 686 7400 
e-mail: ir@qiagen.com   

Public Relations
Dr. Thomas Theuringer +49 2103 29 11826
e-mail: pr@qiagen.com 



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Language:     English
Company:      QIAGEN N.V.
              Spoorstraat 50
              5911 KJ Venlo
              Netherlands
Internet:     www.qiagen.com
 
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